Yaeyama Museum

3.5

Located in Ishigaki City, Yaeyama Museum showcases the history and culture of Ishigaki Island and the Yaeyama Islands as a whole. There are displays of Yaeyama textiles, ceramics and other handicrafts, as well as traditional household goods, agricultural implements, fishing equipment, and other important historical materials relating to the islands.

Spot details

Address: Okinawa Pref. Ishigakishi Tonoshiro Norihide 4-1 Map
Area: Ishigaki Island Area
Phone: 0980824712
Hours: 9:00-17:00 (admission until 16:30)
Closed: Monday(Until The day following if it falls on a public holiday), Public holiday, New Year's holiday(12/29-1/3), Fumigation and exhibition change Sunday
Fees: [Permanent exhibition admission fee] Adults 200yen, Junior high school students and older 100yen, Elementary school age students and underFree, Disabled people and their attendants are free (present a notebook)
※Group tours of 20 people and above 20% off [Exhibition] Free
Parking Lot: Available(3spaces)
※Free
Credit Card: Not available
Smoking: Not available (no smoking inside the facility)
Wi-Fi: Available (soft bank)
English Menu: Available (English and Chinese pamphlets explaining the exhibits)
Note: *Slopes available, rental wheelchairs available
Average budget: [Lunch] 1-1,000yen
Estimated stay time: 0-30 minutes
Wheelchair accessible: Available
Infant friendly: Available

Information Sources: NAVITIME JAPAN

Review

Small local museum in Ishigaki, facility that serve as an introduction to touring historical sites in Yaeyama

Reviewed : 2022.12.12

小規模な郷土資料館で、展示室は1室のみでしかも広くないからか、石垣を始めとする八重山諸島の文化や自然を体系的には展示されていない。展示物を周遊するだけであれば30分程度で済む。展示は大きく2つに分けられ、1つは現在に至るまでの歴史的な文化的な変遷の展示、もう1つは日常に根付いた農具や工具などの展示となっている。16世紀に琉球王朝に組み込まれてから、中国との交易も盛んになり、八重山諸島の文化は一気...
A good insight into Yaeyama culture.

Reviewed : 2020.02.20

This compact museum packs a lot into one large room and covers the Yaeyama islands history from prehistory through the Ryukyu kingdom to Japanese rule. It contains mainly artefacts of everyday life...
Worth a visit while exploring Ishigaki City

Reviewed : 2019.01.07

This is another time warp local museum that the Japanese seem to specialize in. Its really rather small, with only two lobes of large room off the entry comprising the entire museum. Having said...